Lessons from Jamaica’s Workshop on Integrating Gender into the NAP Process View the story "Is there a gender issue?" Lessons from Jamaica’s Workshop on Integrating Gender into the NAP Process By Clare Church and Angie Dazé Introduction “Do we even have a gender issue here?” One participant addressed a room filled with climate change and […]
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The role of the media in addressing climate change
Interview with the Communications specialist Víctor Santillán on the First Peruvian National Communicators Workshop View the story The Role of the Media in Addressing Climate Change Interview with the communications specialist Víctor Santillán on the First Peruvian National Communicators Workshop By Cesar Henrique Arrais On September 6-7, 21 journalists representing various types of media from […]
El rol de los medios frente al cambio climático
Por Cesar Henrique Arrais
Entrevista con el especialista en comunicaciones Víctor Santillán, sobre el primer Taller Nacional de Comunicadores y Periodistas sobre Cambio Climático en el Perú.
El rol de los medios frente al cambio climático
Entrevista con el especialista en comunicaciones Víctor Santillán, sobre el primer Taller Nacional de Comunicadores y Periodistas sobre Cambio Climático en el Perú View the story El rol de los medios frente al cambio climático Entrevista con el especialista en comunicaciones Víctor Santillán, sobre el primer Taller Nacional de Comunicadores y Periodistas sobre Cambio Climático […]
Colombia Hosts Event on Sectoral Experiences in Its NAP Process
Colombia organiza taller sobre las experiencias sectoriales en el proceso de su PNACC
On October 11, Colombia’s National Planning Department (DNP) and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADS) co-hosted the event “Advancing in Climate Change Adaptation: Sectoral Experiences.” The event aimed to foster knowledge sharing and strengthening of sectoral capacities in the formulation of adaptation strategies to climate change, contributing to Colombia’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) […]
Ghana’s Vision for National Adaptation Planning
By Philip Antwi-Agyei (Ph.D.), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana; and Antwi-Boasiako Amoah (Ph.D.), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ghana
Ghana’s climate is changing. Increasing temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, stronger and less predictable storms will all present a serious challenge to the people of Ghana and their livelihoods, including farmers, herders, foresters and tourism operators, among others. This will have significant repercussions for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. With the agriculture sector employing […]
Climate Change and Gender Specialists Meet in Jamaica
RIO BUENO, JAMAICA – This week, more than 30 specialists from the Caribbean will meet in Jamaica for the first time to discuss two very important topics – gender equality and climate change adaptation planning – and how they intersect. This two-and-a-half-day workshop will be co-hosted by the Government of Jamaica, Climate Change Division (CCD), […]
Peru’s Ministry of Environment Trains Regional Journalists on Climate Change
Minister of the Environment, Fabiola Muñoz, spoke with communicators at the workshop “Dialoguemos”
“The media are allies in the Peruvian response to climate change, because they play a fundamental role in forming public opinion. They awaken social interest and improve public policy for the welfare of all citizens,” said Peru’s Minister of the Environment, Fabiola Muñoz, during her meeting with 21 regional journalists in the park “Voces por […]
Canada Supports Adaptation in Four Pacific Island States
Canada supported in-country NAP programming in four Pacific islands, as well as peer learning and research on gender in NAP processes
The Canadian government, through Environment and Climate Change Canada, provided funding for in-country NAP support programs in Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Solomon Islands between April 2017 and March 2018. Canada also supported a Targeted Topics Forum attended by representatives from 21 countries, as well as the development of a series of knowledge products on how […]